Ch170 - Ivan still needs to thank me properly (2/2)
“My hair and my eyes, if not for… If not for… I think I would also have no way to arrive here and see you…” Ivan was full of fear towards the poison in his body. He was no longer able to absorb the power of light, and it felt terrible to be slowly corrupted by darkness bit by bit. He suffered every day and only the thought of Kent sustained him on the way to Buspoka.
“Kent, they said that you’re the Prince, the Crown Prince even. I don’t care what identity you have, I only know that you’re my lover. You wouldn’t have the heart to watch me suffer day after day, right?” He leaned into Kent’s arms and caught his hand, bringing it to his chest. “This heart is still beating because it loves you. How could you bear to watch it gradually stop, to watch as I die?”
Xue Ling’s lips twitched. Even operas did not have such dramatic scenes. He really couldn’t tell that Ivan was such a person. It turned out that the two of them interacted like this in private…
“Ivan…” Kent’s face was full of sorrow. He stroked the back of Ivan’s head, and was silent for a long time before saying, “It was Oliver who helped you, right?” Although Ivan had omitted that person’s name, Kent was still very clear about what was going on. “He brought you out of the Demonic Beast Forest?”
“He doesn’t have good intentions…” Ivan looked like a weeping beauty as he cried, “Believe me, Kent, he won’t forgive me, let alone you…”
“Ivan, my dear Ivan, if you do me a favor this time, we will remove the poison, and I will persuade my mother to allow me to marry you as a Princess. In the future, you will become this country’s Queen.” He lightly patted Ivan on the back, and said, “Ivan, help me persuade Oliver to not retaliate against the royal family any further.”
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Ivan was stunned. He didn’t know what was going on, but when he heard Kent’s words, he looked up in surprise, wiped away his tears and spoke oddly, “I don’t understand. What do you mean?”
Xue Ling yawned and saw Kent start explaining the matter of the robberies to Ivan as well as how he had arrived at the palace and injured Murphy. The main point was that Oliver had now become very strong and they had no way to fight against him now, so they could only use his weakness to attack. It seemed as though Kent was worried that Ivan would not be able to pull up the determination to face Xue Ling, so he told him everything about what had happened.
“Fallen Heaven is a poison with no cure. Normally, the dosage that you’ve been given would be enough for you to be completely overrun with darkness and die within three days, but you’re still alive now. It’s definitely because of something Oliver did. Since he has a way to repair his demonic core that was broken apart by the forced termination of the contract, and even managed to raise his power to his present level, he would naturally have a way to save you.” Kent held Ivan’s hand and spoke with certainty.
Ivan still hadn’t recovered from the powerful effects of Fallen Heaven, and he was still a little weak now. Since it was Oliver that allowed him to live to this day, then what if he wanted him to die…
Ivan felt as though he had been surrounded by deep fear. Kent’s reassurances did not give him the slightest bit of comfort.
“Kent, what are we going to do? How could he be willing to save me? If he was willing to save me back then, he wouldn’t have simply watched on as I drank the poison.”
“But he came to the palace especially for you.” Kent sighed, “If he didn’t really care about you, then why would he come to strike at me just before you arrived in Buspoka?”
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“…” Ivan was silent for a moment and seemed convinced by this statement. He frowned and said, “Even so, we don’t know where to look for him… He has the initiative.”
“If he really cares about you… Knowing that you arrived at Buspoka, he will certainly come to see you again and give us the opportunity to make our requests.”
“…”
“Don’t worry, I’m here.” Kent kissed Ivan’s forehead and raised his hand to call his servant over. “You should go down with them to wash up and rest first. I’ll go over to see you later. Relax, I will help you solve everything. Trust me.”
Ivan nodded, but when he turned and left, there was a different plan in his eyes.
Although he was still naïve, he was no longer the Ivan who believed everything that Kent said… He had already met Oliver, and in that person’s gaze, he seemed to be a dead man walking. How would Oliver have gone to find Kent for him…
Ivan suddenly recalled… That he had once cursed Oliver…
He hadn’t told Kent about it back then, so Kent didn’t know that Oliver had set a curse on him that prevented him from doing anything to him… He was unable to kill Kent, but he still came to threaten him. What on earth for…?
Ivan followed the maid and turned to leave while still deep in thought.
Xue Ling shifted his gaze away from the two men, stretched, and stood up. “Not watching anymore. Let’s get ready. Tonight, we’ll finish them off.”
“You really don’t need me to lift your curse?”
“No need.” Xue Ling spoke indifferently. “I don’t necessarily need to make a move myself in order for him to die. What’s the point in lifting it?”
“…”
Xue Ling turned around and gave Xi a beautiful smile. “How will Ivan change after Kent dies? I’m very curious.”
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Now that things had reached this point, he had already changed this world’s story. The Devil King named Kaiji, and that messy and horrible devil world plot had already fluttered far, far away on the wings of Xue Ling’s butterfly effect. “Perhaps Ivan still needs to thank me properly for giving him such a good ending.”